PUBG Mobile Season 3: What to expect next from the most viral online mobile game

Here's all you can expect from PUBG Mobile's upcoming Season 3

PUBG Mobile has made its mark and its growing popularity continues to astound the world. It currently ranks as one of the most downloaded online competitive games on mobile. With more than 100 million downloads on Android and iOS, the game has popularised the Battle Royale genre and has taken some massive steps towards successfully forming a professional league of competitive players for the mobile platform. Tencent Games and PUBG Corp recently conducted and successfully concluded the first edition of the Players Well Known Tournament, which saw well-known streamers from YouTube and Twitch — including Choco Taco and Ibe — compete against each other as squad leaders.

Tencent Games and PUBG Corp seem to be continuously introducing new updates and features to make the mobile version of the popular game even more competitive for the everyday user. Case in point: the update PUBG Mobile received just yesterday, which saw the developers introduce a new Region Ranking system to spice things up. What this essentially means is that a game between friends is no longer just that. There are stakes (a player’s rank) involved and they’ve never been higher.

All aboard for PUBG Mobile Season 3!

PUBG Mobile, on their Indonesian Facebook page announced a few days ago in relation to the end of Season 2 that “ The Royale pass ends on Aug 19 at 00:00(UTC). After that the players cannot enter the Royale Pass service. Cannot redeem prizes, get RP points.” Living up to the brilliant rapport build by Tencent Games and PUBG Corp for introducing new updates to the game regularly, the game will soon see the Start of Season 3.

When will the PUBG Mobile Season 3 update be out?

There is no information provided officially on the release date of Season 3 for PUBG Mobile by the game developers. Most of the speculations say that the game is bound to be updated with the Season 3 going live on August 22. This date might be subject to change as there is no official word on the release date yet. One thing that can be relied upon is the fact that the season 2 has come to an end and the next season will be out soon. Never have Tencent Games and PUBG Corp failed to deliver a timely update.

PUBG Mobile Season 3: New Features and Maps

New Map?

PUBG developers have released a new map with the release of every new season and everyone will expect them to continue this trend. The map ‘Sonhok’ which has been available on the PC version of the game is expected to make an entry in the mobile version of the game as well. Another fact to back this up is that Sonhok has already been released on the Chinese beta version of the game and has been tested there for a while now. Unlike Erangel and Miramar, Sonhok is based on the dense forests of the Amazon and South East Asia.

New weapons?

No news is out yet on whether a new weapon will be introduced in the Season 3 of PUBG Mobile. Most expect the DMR rifle to be an addition to the game as seen on the test servers. The DMR is an assault rifle which uses 7.62mm Ammo and can be used with most of the rifle attachments.

New Vehicles?

A new pick up truck which is specific to the map Sonhok is also expected to be added to PUBG Mobile Season 3. This pick up truck is an open top type vehicle which can accommodate 4 players in it.

Players will have to pay for a new Royale Pass

The Royale Pass that the players purchased during Season 2 will not be valid in Season 3. Players will have to spend the money again to buy a new Royale pass for Season 3. The Season 3 Royale Pass gives the player the opportunity to have new rare items that will be added to the game. The season 3 Royale Pass will give the player access to new outfits, gestures and help them increase their RP. Apart from this the players will also have new skins for weapons in the store which they can purchase. The conformation of new outfits and gestures to be released was given by PUBG Mobile through a trailer release for Season 3 on their YouTube Channel. The trailer was released on August 21 around 9pm IST.

Other minor expected feature updates

Also expected to be added along with the Season 3 release are minor updates which will make the gameplay better. A feature that will show an arrow in the direction of the flight and a feature which will give numbers to the markers placed by the players in game. Earlier, every player marker was denoted only by the colour which was confusing at times but, now the markers will also be numbered so it becomes easier for players to spot their mates.

PUBG Corp and Tencent Games clearly have set the bar high for the competitive mobile gaming scene bringing something new to the table regularly. With Fortnite still not out on all compatible Android devices, the release of PUBG Mobile Season 3 will give it a better head start on its path to world domination. The advantage for the regular PUBG Mobile players is the new content and also an all-new map to explore. It has been a while since Miramar was released on PUBG Mobile and the players needed something fresh and new. All fingers will be crossed though as the PUBG Mobile fan boys will anxiously be waiting for an all new supplement in the Battle Royale madness that has spread around the world like wildfire.